CM Punk: Slow Burn Toward UFC Debut Hurting Buzz

A year ago, CM Punk was one of the hottest names in combat sports. Not in professional wrestling. Not in MMA. He was one of the hottest names in combat sports.  The controversial superstar made a surprise exit from the WWE following the 2014 Royal Rumble with responses ranging from anger to disappointment to disbelief […]

A year ago, CM Punk was one of the hottest names in combat sports. Not in professional wrestling. Not in MMA. He was one of the hottest names in combat sports.  The controversial superstar made a surprise exit from the WWE following the 2014 Royal Rumble with responses ranging from anger to disappointment to disbelief […]

CM Punk on UFC Debut: ‘I Wouldn’t Be Upset If It Got Pushed to 2016?

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was a professional MMA fighter capable of competing against the baddest dudes on the planet. CM Punk dropped a bomb on fight fans last December, announcing he had signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC. He was expected to make his debut sometime in 2015. Well, 2015 […]

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was a professional MMA fighter capable of competing against the baddest dudes on the planet. CM Punk dropped a bomb on fight fans last December, announcing he had signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC. He was expected to make his debut sometime in 2015. Well, 2015 […]

Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira to Main Event UFC’s Saskatoon Debut

The UFC will make its inaugural trip to Saskatchewan, Canada, Saturday, August 23, according to a report from The Star Phoenix‘s Dave Deibert.  The UFC Fight Night 74 event, which will be held at Saskatoon’s SaskTel Center, features a main event between two surging young featherweights, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira. Ranked No. 5 and No. 7 in […]

The UFC will make its inaugural trip to Saskatchewan, Canada, Saturday, August 23, according to a report from The Star Phoenix‘s Dave Deibert.  The UFC Fight Night 74 event, which will be held at Saskatoon’s SaskTel Center, features a main event between two surging young featherweights, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira. Ranked No. 5 and No. 7 in […]

Holly Holm’s So-So UFC Debut Douses Ronda Rousey Rumors, Buys Her Some Time

Things didn’t totally go Holly Holm’s way at UFC 184. Maybe that will turn out to be the best thing for her. Holm made her Octagon debut amid a boatload of hype on Saturday, after establishing herself as one of women’s MMA’s hottest free agents with three undefeated years on the independent circuit. Before her […]

Things didn’t totally go Holly Holm’s way at UFC 184. Maybe that will turn out to be the best thing for her. Holm made her Octagon debut amid a boatload of hype on Saturday, after establishing herself as one of women’s MMA’s hottest free agents with three undefeated years on the independent circuit. Before her […]

Brock Lesnar Offered ‘All His Help’ to CM Punk for UFC Debut

Long before they ever set foot in the UFC, CM Punk and Brock Lesnar were World Wrestling Entertainment superstars.  Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, is in the process of making the same transition over to mixed martial arts from professional wrestling as Lesnar did in 2007. Now, as the former WWE champion prepares […]

Long before they ever set foot in the UFC, CM Punk and Brock Lesnar were World Wrestling Entertainment superstars.  Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, is in the process of making the same transition over to mixed martial arts from professional wrestling as Lesnar did in 2007. Now, as the former WWE champion prepares […]

Wanderlei Silva Could Make Pro Wrestling Debut in Japan

Former Pride middleweight champion and UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva may elect to make his professional wrestling debut back where it all started.  The 38-year-old Silva is linked to a match with former UFC veteran Phil Baroni on a February 20 card with Japanese mixed martial arts and pro wrestling promotion Inoki Genome Federation. MMA Fighting’s Dave […]

Former Pride middleweight champion and UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva may elect to make his professional wrestling debut back where it all started.  The 38-year-old Silva is linked to a match with former UFC veteran Phil Baroni on a February 20 card with Japanese mixed martial arts and pro wrestling promotion Inoki Genome Federation. MMA Fighting’s Dave […]